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To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (25308)	7/3/1999 2:28:00 PM
From: J R KARY	Respond to of 213173

New FILEMAKER could be AAPL's Enterprise server market entree AAPL is to introduce a faster PowerPC based on IBM's new SOI technology obviously destined for a new AAPL (Enterprise) server . FileMaker may be the server database to open AAPL's Enterprise market: ======== " (FileMaker) President Dominique Goupil, the goal of 5.0 is to add features that will help the company move up the food chain from a desktop database to a tool for use in workgroup environments... ... I think they're going in the right direction," said Folger of FileMaker's plans. "The main thing they are missing that IT still wants is to use FileMaker Pro solely as a front end with the data stored in a database like Oracle or SQL Server. They need that capability to make it big in the global 2000-type company." According to Goupil, these changes should allow FileMaker to capitalize on a space in which products such as Microsoft's SQL Server are overkill and there is a real need for the "right tool for the right job." According to Folger, that market could be ripe for the picking. "Right now, Microsoft is sitting on top of the mound thinking they've won, but FileMaker is a good dark horse with the potential to sneak up on Microsoft a bit,"Folger said. "If FileMaker can get the scalability stuff, they could make some real headway." In addition to adding features to FileMaker Pro that will make it more attractive for workgroup users, the latest version of FileMaker will likely coincide with updates to the FileMaker Web site. Those changes will be directed at making the site a "portal" for information related to FileMaker Pro, such as development and implementation ideas. Version 5.0 will not be supported on Linux, but Goupil did not rule out the possibilities for future versions of the database. infoworld.com =============== P1s are newsy , but keep your eyes on the (Enter)prise ! Jim K. Ref: Message 10134882